tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347264845771361047.post2295344043088228630..comments2024-02-11T02:15:41.757-08:00Comments on Letters from Prampram: Yes we Gyan’Osabutey ANNY(Anny OSABUTEY)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062443268655910887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347264845771361047.post-68547907345245549312010-11-16T23:15:58.375-08:002010-11-16T23:15:58.375-08:00note- the comparison to current and long retired t...note- the comparison to current and long retired true strikers was merely to imagine each in their prime as we assume Gyan is now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347264845771361047.post-34497363452699769522010-11-16T23:09:39.234-08:002010-11-16T23:09:39.234-08:00sorry to disappoint, but Asamoah Gyan is no and sh...sorry to disappoint, but Asamoah Gyan is no and should be no African Footballer of the Year. He's not even a striker. I know, shocking! How dare I even think that? What lunacy?! Yes, and I'm sure there's more I could dream up later. But, no, I'll reiterate: Asamoah Gyan is not a striker. He's a modified winger who slotted into his position by default because we don't seem to breed strikers since Yeboah. All his goals this season have been gimme goals; easy, EASY, clean-up goals. When I was younger, we used to call his type atsu n'aye- someone does all the leg work and the last man reaps the dividends. Besides the 2nd goal against the U.S. at the World Cup, I have yet to see him create his own goal! He has a TERRIBLE strike rate (see Ghana vs Czech '06 and even the following Brazilian game)! All he is good at are headers and running hard to keep defenses accountable. Slot in a Drogba, Weah, Yeboah, Yekini, or Eto'o, and Ghana would've won the World Cup last June. The problem is you see flashes of imagined brilliance because he's bagged 4 or so goals in a short span. Chelsea have the same problem with Anelka. On paper they look brilliant, but when you watch them up-close, you realize they are only effective when others do all the leg work. Anelka is often easily dispossessed and lazy; Asamoah Gyan is often wayward and has a knack for kicking low shots straight to goalies when given clear paths to goal (again, see Ghana vs Czech). And he's also not 24, nor is John Mensah 28. I'm 30 and look far younger than either! Sooner or later father time will catch up to them, Gyan's goal tally will significantly dwindle, and Sunderland would soon realize he wasn't worth all that money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com